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Urban Sustainability And Economic Development
Oxford University Press
March 2010
On Sale: March 11, 2010
224 pages
ISBN: 0195382765
EAN: 9780195382761
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Here is a refreshing look at how American cities are leading
the way toward greener, cleaner, and more sustainable forms
of economic development. In Emerald Cities, Joan
Fitzgerald shows how in the absence of a comprehensive
national policy, cities like Chicago, New York, Portland,
San Francisco, and Seattle have taken the lead in addressing
the interrelated environmental problems of global warming,
pollution, energy dependence, and social justice. Cities are
major sources of pollution but because of their population
density, reliance on public transportation, and other
factors, Fitzgerald argues that they are uniquely suited to
promote and benefit from green economic development. For
cities facing worsening budget constraints, investing in
high-paying green jobs in renewable energy technology,
construction, manufacturing, recycling, and other fields
will solve two problems at once, sparking economic growth
while at the same time dramatically improving quality of
life. Fitzgerald also examines how investing in green
research and technology may help to revitalize older
industrial cities and offers examples of cities that don't
make the top-ten green lists such as Toledo and Cleveland,
Ohio and Syracuse, New York. And for cities wishing to
emulate those already engaged in developing greener economic
practices, Fitzgerald shows which strategies will be most
effective according to each city's size, economic history,
geography, and other unique circumstances. But cities cannot
act alone, and Fitzgerald analyzes the role of state and
national government policy in helping cities create the next
wave of clean technology growth. Lucid,
forward-looking, and guided by a level-headedoptimism that
clearly distinguishes between genuine progress and
exaggerated claims, Emerald Cities points the way toward a
sustainable future for the American city.
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